Barrow Sixth Form College

Good luck to everyone receiving their GCSE results tomorrow, we hope you get the grades you deserve. If you need advice on your next steps we are having a GCSE advice session drop-in at our Channelside campus, 10am-2pm where our friendly staff will be on hand to offer advice.

Congratulations to all our students who received their results today, you achieved a set of outstanding results despite not sitting any formal exams at school. See the pictures from the day here, and read the full story here: furness.ac.uk/sixthformers-c…

Good luck to everyone receiving your results today. We know that all your hard work will have paid off.

So excited to see the progress made on the transformation of our sixth form this summer. It's going to be stunning!

With more than 20 A Level subjects on offer, new T Levels and specialist tutors to support your studies, apply to us today for a September start at sixth form!

Are you in Year 11? Already applied or thinking to apply to us? Take a look at our bridging page which is full of useful resources designed by our tutors to help with your transition to college. Visit: furness.ac.uk/16-18/year-11/

Applications are still open for a September start, find the course for you: furness.ac.uk

Today it's the turn of Year 10s from @DowdalesSchool to enjoy taster sessions in more than 25 subjects. We have seen hundreds of pupils from our link schools over the past fortnight. We've loved meeting you all and giving you an insight into our specialist sixth form!

An ambitious 14-month project to provide a revitalised learning environment for our sixthform students is well under way. Full story here: furness.ac.uk/ambitious-proj… #brilliantbarrow

Year 10 pupils from @FurnessAcademy had a chance to experience sixth form with a lesson taster and tour of the specialist campus this week. We hope you all enjoyed your time with us and it gave you an insight into the wide range of subjects we offer. #alevels #ctecs

Our A level law students have been learning first-hand about a career in the legal profession with visits from two guests who are leaders in their field. Read the full story here: furness.ac.uk/law-students-e…

We are the largest provider of education and skills training in the county across our £47 million Channelside campus and our specialist sixth form. We have a course for every learner, take a look at our wide range of courses here: furness.ac.uk/16-18/full-tim…

Did you know we offer more than 20 A Levels at our sixth form campus? From photography to politics and sociology to psychology our specialist tutors will help you get to your next step. For our full list of A Levels visit: furness.ac.uk/courses/16-18/…

Want to study with us but prefer coursework? We offer a wide range of BTEC and CTEC qualifications which can be combined with A Levels or with 2 other CTECs or BTECs. For our full list of CTECs visit: furness.ac.uk/courses/16-18/…

Mark Nicholson will be recognised next month when Furness College launches its new Honorary Fellowship programme. He will be honoured for his major and lasting positive contribution to the college and the wider education community. Read the full story: furness.ac.uk/furness-colleg…

It was fantastic honour our longest-serving staff and award those who have made a significant contribution to the college through their work at our staff awards. Read the full story and see a full list of our longest serving staff and award winners here: furness.ac.uk/9101-2/

Did you know one T Level is equivalent to three A Levels. This new qualification has been designed alongside employers giving students transferable skills and experiences for the workplace. For more on our T Level offer, visit: furness.ac.uk/16-18/t-levels/

Congratulations to this fantastic four - Scarlett, Olivia, Mia and Lara - who have all secured their first-choice university places after studying the foundation art, design and media course at sixth form. Read the full story: furness.ac.uk/art-students-s…

Our Level 3 Foundation Art students are putting on an exhibition to showcase their amazing work on Tuesday 20th June from 4-5.30pm. Mia Griffiths, Lara Gaskell, Olivia Dickenson and Scarlett Kenny are exhibiting their Final Major Projects as well as some of their coursework.

It was fantastic to welcome family and friends to see the amazing artwork from our A Level Art and A Level Photography students at last night's exhibition. Such an impressive set of displays from this year's learners. Congratulations to you all!